This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1955.
Fiction
editThe following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.[1]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | The View from Pompey's Head | Hamilton Basso |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | ||
| January 23 | ||
| January 30 | ||
| February 6 | ||
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | ||
| February 27 | ||
| March 6 | ||
| March 13 | ||
| March 20 | ||
| March 27 | ||
| April 3 | ||
| April 10 | Sincerely, Willis Wayde | John P. Marquand |
| April 17 | ||
| April 24 | ||
| May 1 | ||
| May 8 | ||
| May 15 | ||
| May 22 | Bonjour Tristesse | Françoise Sagan |
| May 29 | ||
| June 5 | ||
| June 12 | ||
| June 19 | ||
| June 26 | ||
| July 3 | Something of Value | Robert Ruark |
| July 10 | Bonjour Tristesse | Françoise Sagan |
| July 17 | Something of Value | Robert Ruark |
| July 24 | Bonjour Tristesse | Françoise Sagan |
| July 31 | ||
| August 7 | ||
| August 14 | ||
| August 21 | ||
| August 28 | Auntie Mame | Patrick Dennis |
| September 4 | ||
| September 11 | ||
| September 18 | ||
| September 25 | ||
| October 2 | Marjorie Morningstar | Herman Wouk |
| October 9 | ||
| October 16 | ||
| October 23 | ||
| October 30 | ||
| November 6 | ||
| November 13 | ||
| November 20 | ||
| November 27 | ||
| December 4 | ||
| December 11 | ||
| December 18 | ||
| December 25 | ||
Nonfiction
editThe following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.[2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | The Power of Positive Thinking | Norman Vincent Peale |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | ||
| January 23 | ||
| January 30 | ||
| February 6 | ||
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | ||
| February 27 | ||
| March 6 | ||
| March 13 | ||
| March 20 | ||
| March 27 | ||
| April 3 | ||
| April 10 | ||
| April 17 | Gift from the Sea | Anne Morrow Lindbergh |
| April 24 | ||
| May 1 | ||
| May 8 | ||
| May 15 | ||
| May 22 | ||
| May 29 | ||
| June 5 | ||
| June 12 | ||
| June 19 | ||
| June 26 | ||
| July 3 | ||
| July 10 | ||
| July 17 | ||
| July 24 | ||
| July 31 | ||
| August 7 | ||
| August 14 | ||
| August 21 | ||
| August 28 | ||
| September 4 | ||
| September 11 | ||
| September 18 | ||
| September 25 | ||
| October 2 | ||
| October 9 | ||
| October 16 | ||
| October 23 | ||
| October 30 | ||
| November 6 | ||
| November 13 | ||
| November 20 | ||
| November 27 | ||
| December 4 | ||
| December 11 | ||
| December 18 | ||
| December 25 | ||